Archive for July, 2009
Terre d’Ardoise Vieilles Vignes – Don’t ignore the Carignan!
Terre d’Ardoise Carignan Vieilles Vignes 2007. Pity the humble carignan grape. Frequently blended, jugged, boxed, and overlooked. As recently as 1998, it was the most widely planted variety in France and valued for the immense productivity of each hectare. In the late 1990’s carignan was blamed for the over production of vin ordinaire — the [...]
28Jul2009 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
Otella Lugana – Italy’s answer to Chablis… without the Chardonnay!
This is a brisk, elegant white wine from the southern shores of Lake Garda in the Veneto region in Italy. Otella is a small family operation. Their wine is immaculate — the palest yellow and scrubbed clean. The nose is delicate and a little briny. The taste has lemon which is a way of recognizing [...]
21Jul2009 | Jason | 1 comment | Continued
Rosé Adoration Part II – Tegernseerhof Zweigelt Rosé, 2007
The first installment of our multi-post Rosé-pushing mission got a great response at the shop. Lots of people popped in to buy the St. Martin and, as predicted, our pink wine drinking converts are now legion – we’re building an army of Rosé crusaders! After reading the Rosé Wine entry in my edition of the [...]
14Jul2009 | Jason | 2 comments | Continued
Dedalus Club 25
Every month you’ll get two bottles of wine picked by the Dedalus tasting panel. For Club 25, we’re on the lookout for cool, distinct wines that will give you great bang for the buck. We’re constantly tasting wines from up-and-coming regions, wines made from interesting grapes, and by interesting people – you’ll always have something [...]
13Jul2009 | Tim | 1 comment | Continued
Dedalus Club 65
Club 65 wines are stampede wines – cult bottling, limited allocation, small production, incredible press – you’ve heard all the catch phrases. Join Club 65 and each month we’ll hunt down two bottles of wine sure to raise eyebrows.
Though the majority of Club 65 wines will be red, the occasional white, sparkling or dessert wine [...]
Club 25 – June 2010
June Wine Club Wines:
Les Jumeaux Chardonnay and Inacayal Torrontes.
Club 25 – May 2010
Mas Carlot Costières de Nîmes, Rosé, 2009
About the Wine: I believe that there are two types of people when it comes to rosé. There are the passionate rosé lovers, the pioneers, the posse (we got your back, rosé!) And then there are the folks who we haven’t converted yet. So this is our attempt [...]
Club 25 – April 2010
La Mondianese Grignolino d’Asti 2007, Italy
About the Wine: Located on the hills of Castagnole Monferrato in the province of Asti in Piedmont, this wine is made from 100% Grignolino grapes. The name Grignolino comes from a local dialect that means “many pips” and indeed, this variety has numerous seeds in each berry, which can impart [...]
Club 25 – March 2010
Spring is close. Spring is very close. Signs of its return are everywhere. From the thick patches of brown, wet earth that were recently white with snow, to the simple fact that it isn’t dark at 4:00 pm anymore! These are clear messages that Winter is getting ready to bow out and make room for [...]
10Jul2009 | Jason | 0 comments | Continued
Club 25 – January 2010
Trinitas Old Vine Cuvee 2006
Contra Costa County, California
About the Wine:
Trinitas was founded by Tim and Steph Busch and is dedicated to bringing historical California vineyards & varietals to the forefront of winemaking. Located in Oakley, California, in the northeast corner of the Contra Costa County, the vineyards are from early Italian and Portuguese [...]
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